Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-23
ASSOCIATION,

THE WASHINGTON BASE BALL LEAGUE.
The collapse of the District League for want Of
sufficient patronage and a misunderstanding as to
the terms OF their contract with the directors Of
Capitol Park, caused a number Of gentlemen to
contemplate the organization of another League.
Representatives from the various clubs met for that
purpose at the National Hotel last Monday even
Ing and perfected their organization at the same
place last evening. The Alert, Athletic, LeDroit,
ted TO membership under the name of the Wash
1ngtOn Base Ball League. A contract with Mr..
Moxley was entered into, by means OF which the
Mr.. c. II. Emerson, of the War Department., was
selected as president and secretary, and Capt. NJ,
ao0s newt The season OF the
following schedule for the opening week was
adopted: July %, Monumentals vs.. Athletics;
Ortons; July %, Athletics VS. PeabOdys. July %,
Athletics VS.: LeDroits; July 80, Orion VS.. MOnu-
mentals- The Spalding ball was temporarily
adopted and full schedule Is being prepared.
ECHOES FROM THE BALL FIELD.
Burdock is once more guarding second base for
Boston.
Manager Phillips says Pittsburg is ST., 600 ahead
The question of percentage or guarantee will be
talked into ShredS this fall
The attendance at 3S games in Boston aggre-
gated 100000, an average OF 4,21O
When Mike Kelly refers to the .'Stiff-legged old
jays" he always means the DetrOits.
Jimmie Calvin says three years Is the limit OF
left-handed pitchers effectiveness
One-armed Daily has done fairly good work for
the ClevelandS since he Joined them.
President Day. OF New York. says that $50 600
would not buy Ward let alone 1000.
No catcher In the league throws more prettily or
steadily to bases than CAMEL OF Detroit.
Hardie Richardson is tip-top second baseman
Look at his work during Dunlap'S absence
The Pittsburg Club draws the poorest crowds
Despite all efforts to bettle Kelly's abilities and
his work this year for Boston, that club is more
than IAN satisfied with the prize beauty.
''Well win five from Philadelphia and Washing
tOn."-Manager Watkins before the slaughter
Whew,
Charley Bennett is expected to make his reap
pearance on the diamond in the ChtcagO-D Detroit
game to-day.
John Ward Is the leading base-stealer OF the
League, he having averaged base stolen to every
Corcoran the once famous pitcher. is at bis home
In Boston, and it is not likely that he will ever
II the Pttsburg club had another battery the
equal OF Calvin and Miller they might win a few
The indianapolis team shows the very worst
record OF the Western clubs In everything but
DaSe-runDng.
The only players of the Bostons who have not
made home runs this season are BurdOcK Daily
Tate, Madden. and Conway.
The Phillies are getting 10 be slugglers. In the
last eighteen games they have made 22S hits or
an average OF 1886 to game.
Is now said that Duniap's crippled leg will pre-
vent him from playing again this season. His loss
viii be serious one 10 the DetrotS
III Is reported that GlaSScOck has resigned as
captain OF the Indianapolis team, and Jerry
Fred Mann, the center fielder of the Cleveland
Club, has been released and has signed q contract
with the Athletic Club. He will play In center
field.
A Chicago exchange thinks that a pitcher who.
without injury as an excuse, cannot pitch every
other day either has the "big head" or is weak In
Mike Kelly says that he can still distinguish
the championship bunting. Boston was given a
pig I,a py the Phiiiies and Washingtons defeat
The Brooklyn and Athletic clubs also wanted
Charlie Jones' and the Nets only got him by giving
him, propOrtionately, s4OO more than he had re-
ceived In Cincinnati.
The WashingtOns have won more games from
the Chicagos than from any other club The Chi
Cages have lost more games TO the Washingtons
than TO any other club.
A Pittsbarg paper says that there is more in the
OF the Ward and Barley. Washington thinks
Gin Carroll will stay right here.
p!uniaP lap injured limb gives him good deal Of
six weeks yet. 1t is highly probable that Fred
Dunlap win not be able TO play again this season.
handicapped by the new rules as Baldwin OF De-
troll, had the pluck TO keep on lighting. Norris
i las game at capitol Park was spendidy pitched
Thompson made forty-three hits in the flrst
| twenty-one games OF the season, and in but three
he made nve hits and ten doubles twelve tr1Dles
ana TWO home runs for the DetrOftS
Jack GlasscocS has his on season.=..He has
played In worse style this season than at any time
| IN MS professional career. He has very bad
hand, and has two fingers tied together with q
ruDoer bandage. He obsttnately refuses TO lay on
| allhOugh his manager Is willing he should do so
| Tom Brown is said to be an expert wood en-
graver, who can make more at his trade than IN
Juggling baseballS. II this Is true rumOrs OF prob
| ape release from PfttSburg won't worry him. HI
plays fne game when on the road but az home
Is rattied by the badgerng II an unfrtendly crowd
| Inc season has, 10 certain exteut, demon
strated the fact that while Chicago can defeat the
| strongest clubs OF the League in majority o.
ganes In each series, they cannot play q reliable
game against either OF the tail-enders in the race
IL Is rumored that unless the League returns n
| the percentage system next season there will bt
tnree ciuDs that Will leave 1t and Join forces witt
the Association. The majority OF the clubs in In,
Assoclation are In favor or the percentage system
| ana the chances are such q status of afYairs vii
exist next season, "
Kirby is regarded as the most glorious failure O
\ the season. The Indianapolis management 90
even Ior being neeced out OF $500 on the Burnhan
Corcoran deal by taking In Cleveland for 4l co
ana giving them badly broken-up pitcher